The Sword in Britain: An Illustrated History Volume One 1600-1700
- ISBN-10
- 0954591062
- ISBN-13
- 9780954591069
- Pages
- 184
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-07-01
- Publisher
- Harvey Withers Military Publishing
- Author
- Harvey Withers
Description
THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND BY AMAZON CREATESPACE PRINTERS This is Volume One of an exciting four part series to be produced by Harvey J S Withers on the history of the sword in Britain from 1600-1945. This extensive work contains over 900 full colour photographs and illustrations of the types of swords (both English and Continental) carried within Britain during the 17th Century. These include: INFANTRY SWORDS CAVALRY SWORDS RAPIERS AND SMALLSWORDS HUNTING SWORDS NAVAL SWORDS Each page is lavishly illustrated with detailed close-up shots of the sword hilt, blade and decoration. It is an ideal reference for both the collector and student of British military history.
